Innholdsfortegnelse for Summer 2016/17 i Fleurieu Living Magazine

Key Personnel Petra de Mooy Working on FLM comes with many rewards and Petra still pinches herself every time she archives another great story. When not wrangling content, you can find her hanging out with Jason and their daughter, gardening, or perusing the farmers’ market. Jason Porter Jason has worked as a graphic designer and creative director both locally and overseas for thirty years. When not in the office, he can usually be found in the garage tweaking some kind of rare hi-fi component. Perscia Maung After years of moonlighting as a blues singer and keeping rather anti-social hours, Perscia now enjoys her day job at FLM. This allows her to not only walk her Great Dane on the beach, but to properly take in the region she so adores.…

One summer’s day, whilst moseying along a leafy Willunga backstreet, I spy a house that makes me stop short. The Victorian-era home bears the simple, elegant formality of those typically built in Willunga during the late 1800s. Soft yellow-slate walls enclose mottled glass windows, rippling and winking beneath wide verandas that are supported by ornate posts, flaked and crumbling with age. I am perplexed because this was a common route for my childhood adventuring and I have never noticed the house before. Was I a particularly unobservant child, or has someone engaged in a confounding feat of engineering and time-travel to create an authentically 19th century house in the 21st century? Fast-forward several years and I am standing in the entranceway with the home’s owner, Tracey Bishop, admiring the intricate…

Rachel re-emerges brandishing a conical shaped sieve. ‘It’s this,’ she says, placing it above her head. ‘Chinois means Chinese in French because (the sieve) looks like a traditional Chinese hat.’ The Chinois is the name of the catering company Rachel runs from the wellappointed kitchen of her Willunga Hill home. ‘The name has caused a bit of confusion because I don’t only cook Chinese food,’ she laughs. ‘The first time I heard the word was when I was studying commercial cooking at Regency Park and I just loved the sound. I thought ‘one day I’m going to name my business The Chinois’, and here I am.’ Rachel’s food features the bold flavours of Middle Eastern, Mediterranean and Asian cuisines in a hearty ‘home-cooked’ style. Her signature dish is dolmades, which…

Early on, she identified connection to community and an appreciation of the environment and where we live as being pivotal in having a fulfilling life. Carly has degrees in Environmental Management, Rehabilitation and Social Work and is currently undertaking a higher research degree working with Uni SA. After her first degree, she worked in environmental management, but eventually branched out to community development and eco-tourism. She eventually came to the Social Work she does now when she settled back here on the Fleurieu. ‘I see environmental management as being very connected to community, because you need to create aspiration with people to create real change in the environment. It is this big mess of a jigsaw and a web and we are all interconnected. We need to sit comfortably with…

CrossFit has grown into a highly competitive sport, whether it is competing against yourself to beat your last achievements in the WOD (Workout Of Day), or right up to competing against the world elite in an Olympic Games-type arena. Across the world, there are now some thirteen thousand CrossFit gyms (each known as a Box), and the sport is growing exponentially. Our Fleurieu region is home to a number of CrossFit Boxes. In 2016, ‘CrossFit Loaded’ from Woodcroft became the first team from South Australia to compete in the CrossFit Games. The games are billed as having athletes that are ‘The Fittest on Earth’. My cousin, Brioni Oliver, happened to be a part of that six-member team, competing against the top forty teams in the world. I decided to tag…

Alcohol, drug and gambling addictions are still the primary focus at many rehabilitation programs. However, we are facing an unprecedented mental health crisis amongst our youth, where a host of new behaviours are of concern. These new and insidious challenges include addictions to technology, fitness, processed foods and sugars. These types of addiction can be classified as a behavioral addiction in which a person’s behavior becomes obsessive, compulsive, and/or causes dysfunction in a person’s life. When does experimentation and risk-taking cross the line from typical adolescent behaviour into addiction? How can we support our young people to recognise and address addictive behaviours before they become destructive and irreversible? Addiction is better understood as a spectrum, with severe addiction on one end and mild at the other. Many of us have…

SENSE & SENSIBILITY IN THE GARDEN Experience the joys of a garden on a summer evening as Blue Sky Theatre and Open Gardens SA present a fun-filled version of Jane Austen’s romantic novel. Jan 14 & 15: Brook Rd Garden Victor Harbor Jan 21 & 22: Stangate House Aldgate Jan 26, 27, 28: Beaumont House Beaumont Gates open at 5pm; ticket holders are welcome to look around the garden prior to the show. Show 6.30pm - 9.00pm. Seating provided. Tickets $35 from blueskytheatre.com.au. SUNSHINE ICE BLOCKS A delicious, healthy treat. Made from 100% natural, local and seasonal ingredients. Hand-crafted on the Fleurieu Peninsula. No artificial colours, flavours or preservatives. Always gluten free, with a variety of vegan options. Find us at: Willunga Farmers Market: Sat 8.30 ~ 12.30pm Adelaide Farmers…

2016 Kay Brothers Grenache Rosé Pale salmon-pink in colour, this new and limited release Grenache Rosé exhibits vibrant aromas of strawberries, rose petals and peaches. On the palate you’ll find delicate berry fruits, nicely textured with a touch of spice, crunchy acidity and a nice dry finish. A perfect accompaniment to Asian inspired cuisines. Kay Brothers is a “must-see” when touring the vineyards of the Southern Vales in South Australia. Located at the top of a hill five km from the McLaren Vale township, the Kay Brothers Cellar Door boasts stunning panoramic views of the surrounding picturesque valleys and hillsides. Recently the Cellar Door received a revamp, including a new gallery space and outdoor entertaining area. The welcome is as friendly as the view is seductive, so allow plenty of…

The paddle steamer era on the Murray River began in 1852 when William Richard Randell built his boat the Mary Ann and commenced trading in March 1853. Fleets of paddle steamers and their barges carried produce from stations and farms to transit points downriver. River traffic included floating shops, mail steamers, mission boats and passenger liners. In 1915, a series of locks and weirs were built along the Murray, to improve water storage. At about the same time, modern rail and road networks took over heavy transport, and the riverboat industry rapidly declined. But it’s been revived by the tourist paddle steamers. The Murray Princess is a beautiful tribute to that important and romantic era. Built in 1986, at a little over sixty-seven metres in length and weighing just over…

Ron Langman is what one would call an early adopter – a risk taker, a maverick and an entrepreneur. A combination of being in the right place at the right time and great foresight, instinct and ingenuity enabled him to become an astute businessman in early adulthood. Ron was in the A-stream at high school but failed English, so rather than repeat, he opted to go into a lower stream. Ron cites undertaking arts and technical studies in grade ten as the turning point that gave him a technical grounding which has remained a great asset to this day. Post-high school, Ron’s parents engaged a professional to assess a career path for him. As a result, he considered photography as a direction. A marriage of technology and aesthetics, it suited…

Trott’s Cellar The original Wirra Wirra Cellar Door built by Greg Trott in the late 1960’s. Entryway Wirra Wirra The ironstone buildings that have been at the heart of Wirra Wirra have recently been refurbished to create a world class tourism facility. Harry’s Deli A casual but stylish café and providore to visit and enjoy when touring the region. Woodhenge is a monument to ‘big’ ideas – and to Greg Trott’s unique vision of what makes Wirra Wirra special. A bloody big fence that weighs about ten tonnes certainly does the trick! Wirra Wirra Cellar Door for the seasoned wine connoisseur or complete novice. Our models: Born and bred on the Fleurieu, our models Georgia and Claudia are true products of their environment; passionate foodies – with a fondness for…

With her soft Scottish accent and passion for food and the Fleurieu Peninsula, Jacqui Good is impossible not to like. When I ask her to tell me about her business, Jacqui starts laughing: ‘It really sounds like a joke,’ she says. ‘Why did the Scotswoman move to Australia and produce an Egyptian street-food, which is exported to the Middle East?’ But Thistle Be Good is a very serious enterprise; Jacqui’s high quality dukkah and ready-to-cook couscous, ancient grains, risottos and quinoa are prepared to exacting standards and sold across Australia and overseas. The hub of Jacqui’s business is a gleaming white, stainless steel kitchen, tucked behind a second-hand shop on Willunga’s High Street. ‘No one has any idea we’re here,’ says Jacqui. ‘And most of the time I really like…

Years pass and Serafino (Steve) Maglieri has a new dream: to own a little Fiat. But he cannot earn enough. His father already works in McLaren Vale, sending money back home to the family while Serafino is raised by his grandfather. So in 1966, at almost eighteen years old, Serafino gathers up all his lira in an old suitcase and sails to Australia. His plan is to earn enough money to buy his Fiat, save a little more, and return to his village. The journey ends with a lesson that he still carries. Buoyed by his suitcase of lira, the overwhelming freedom from village life, as well as normal teenage bravado, Serafino has a very good time on the boat. On arrival, changing the remaining lira into Australian dollars, he…

The Good People by Hannah Kent Published by Picador ISBN 9781743534908 $32.99 The award-winning author of Burial Rites has transferred her imaginative power and luminous writing to Ireland in the 1820s, delivering a story located in the liminal world between myth and reality, superstition and truth. Hard times have given Michael, a crippled and mute boy, into the care of his recently widowed grandmother, living amidst villagers susceptible to suspicion and fear. His difference and inability to communicate give rise to both emotions, as he is believed to be a changeling, to have been touched by fairies. The ‘good people’ as they are known, are thought to be capricious, capable of both beneficence and harm in equal measure. The story revolves around three women: Nora, Michael’s grandmother; Nance, an old…

The bay curves in a near perfect arc; on one side gapes the open mouth of a cave and on the other, the remnants of the quarry cling to the cliff like giant barnacles. The view once looked very different, Lillian Cole tells me from her stone cottage perched high above the township. The beach, she says, has been created from the waste of the quarry that was dumped into the sea until the 1960s. Lillian is the memory keeper, a collector of facts, a hoarder of knowledge. Her home has been in her family for three generations. From Lillian’s front window you can see across Backstairs Passage all the way to Kangaroo Island. ‘You have an amazing view,’ I enthuse. ‘Hmmm, shame about the wind,’ she replies, unimpressed. Lillian’s…

01. Karena Armstrong Co-Owner and Chef at Salopian Inn. Caffeine: Dawn Patrol. Where I go casual: Beach Road for pizza and fiano Where I go fancy: D’Arrys Veranda … Pete and Jo Reskche are the embodiment of hospitality. Uniquely ours: The cliff top run from Port Willunga to Maslin Beach car park – drink up that view! A good drop: Spoilt for choice!!! Tim Geddes at Geddes Wines is making some excellent Grenache, which I think is the best variety from our region. Where I shop: Miss Gladys… LOVE that shop! I’d like to try: My Place, Willunga Hill – always booked out! 02. Lauren Alexander Co-owner/ Maitre d’ at The Olfactory Inn. Caffeine: De Groot Coffee Co, Port Elliot or the Appleseed Cafe, Strathalbyn. De Groot roasts and brews…

Being Social: Spring Couture – I am Tall Poppy On September 7, I am Tall Poppy celebrated the arrival of Spring by showcasing their new fashion and accessories with an evening Fashion Parade for their customers and friends. Being Social: White Wash: Sauerbier House On August 13, SALA was celebrated at the Sauerbier House with White Wash, a text based work by Melinda Rackham. 20,000 words drawn in graphite on the walls of the house relayed the tale of an Irish maid in the late 19th century ajusting to her new life in Port Noarlunga. Also online at: www.subtle.net/whitewash. Being Social: Fleurieu Film Festival media launch The second annual Fleurieu Film Festival media launch on October 19 was held at new venue: The General, McLaren Flat – a new cellar…